Florida Senate - 2014                                     SB 250
       
       
        
       By Senator Abruzzo
       
       
       
       
       
       25-00393-14                                            2014250__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to the Henry Morrison Flagler
    3         Memorial; creating s. 265.004, F.S.; providing
    4         legislative intent; establishing the memorial;
    5         requiring the Department of Management Services to
    6         designate a location for the memorial and consult with
    7         the Henry Morrison Flagler Museum regarding the
    8         construction, installation, and management of the
    9         memorial; providing for the creation of a figurative
   10         bronze sculpture to be installed in the memorial area;
   11         providing an effective date.
   12  
   13         WHEREAS, Henry Morrison Flagler, a Gilded Age
   14  industrialist, railroad pioneer, and luxury resort developer, is
   15  responsible for establishing the state’s tourism and agriculture
   16  industries as well as the state’s transportation infrastructure,
   17  and
   18         WHEREAS, Henry Morrison Flagler was the founder of what
   19  became known as the Florida East Coast Railway, and
   20         WHEREAS, under Henry Morrison Flagler’s leadership, the
   21  Florida East Coast Railway was extended from Jacksonville to Key
   22  West, providing for the rise of many Florida communities, and
   23         WHEREAS, to accommodate travelers and vacationers, Henry
   24  Morrison Flagler developed a number of luxury resorts, including
   25  the Ponce de Leon Hotel, the Royal Poinciana Hotel, and the
   26  Breakers Hotel, and
   27         WHEREAS, Henry Morrison Flagler is known as Florida’s
   28  greatest benefactor, the father of Miami, and the founder of
   29  Palm Beach, and
   30         WHEREAS, few individuals have had a greater or more lasting
   31  impact on a state than Henry Morrison Flagler has had on
   32  Florida, NOW, THEREFORE,
   33  
   34  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   35  
   36         Section 1. Section 265.004, Florida Statutes, is created to
   37  read:
   38         265.004 Henry Morrison Flagler Memorial.—
   39         (1) It is the intent of the Legislature to recognize and
   40  honor Henry Morrison Flagler for his significant contributions
   41  to the development of this state.
   42         (2)(a) There is established the Henry Morrison Flagler
   43  Memorial.
   44         (b) The Department of Management Services shall designate
   45  an area for the memorial in the courtyard between the Capitol
   46  Building and the Historic Capitol and shall consult with the
   47  Henry Morrison Flagler Museum regarding the construction,
   48  installation, and continuous management of the memorial.
   49         (c) The Henry Morrison Flagler Museum shall commission a
   50  figurative bronze sculpture in recognition of Flagler’s
   51  contributions to this state using funds collected from private
   52  donations to the museum. The sculpture shall be installed in the
   53  area designated for the memorial pursuant to paragraph (b).
   54         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2014.